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By Andrew Freedman, CNN

(CNN) — A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, one of the world’s top weather and climate research centers, which the admin views as a source of climate change alarmism.

The computing center, which is slated to be turned over to an unspecified third party, runs weather and climate research models and is used by about 1,500 researchers from over 500 universities around the country. The work done on this supercomputer benefits the American people by leading to more accurate forecasts of extreme weather and climate events, aircraft turbulence and more.

The problem with spinning off the computing center away from the research center is that it could disrupt access to high performance computing. Much as with AI, high power computing is essential for simulating weather and climate and for evaluating the accuracy of new forecast models, which eventually end up contributing to what Americans see in the weather apps each day.

NOAA, for example, just chose to upgrade its next-generation computer models using a system developed by NCAR researchers known as “Modeling for Prediction Across Scales.” The agency also relies on the supercomputing facility to run some of its current models.

The White House announced its intention to “break up” NSF NCAR in January.

Some Colorado officials view the move as part of a retribution campaign being waged by the White House that is designed to pressure Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, into granting clemency to Tina Peters, a former county election clerk who was convicted in a 2020 election-related data breach scheme. Peters is a prominent 2020 election denier.

In a letter sent to his NCAR staff, director Everette Joseph notes the concern over losing control and potentially even access to the supercomputer in Wyoming.

“We do not yet know who the new managing entity will be nor do we know the timeline for this transition,” Joseph stated.

“I understand that this is difficult news and that it raises many questions, most of which I cannot answer at this point. However, we will be working to get more details as soon as possible from NSF, including how this will impact our science and the community we support,” he said.

NSF also recently issued a letter requesting proposals for how NCAR and the nation’s weather research infrastructure should be reorganized. That request indicated support for the center’s weather-related programs, but its climate research was not mentioned as something that will continue.

The atmospheric sciences community is rallying around trying to save NCAR as it is currently organized.

In response to the NSF request, fo

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Por Betsy Klein de CNN en Fort Bragg, Carolina del Norte

El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, elogió este viernes a la presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, mientras se preparaba para reunirse con militares estadounidenses involucrados en la operación que capturó a Nicolás Maduro. Trump afirmó que la relación entre ambos países “ahora es un 10”.

“Tenemos una muy buena relación con la presidenta de Venezuela, como saben. Estamos trabajando muy estrechamente… La relación que tenemos ahora mismo con Venezuela es un 10”, declaró Trump a los periodistas mientras se preparaba para partir de la Casa Blanca hacia Fort Bragg, Carolina del Norte.

Y añadió: “Han hecho un gran trabajo. Ella ha hecho… Delcy ha hecho un trabajo muy, muy bueno, y la relación es sólida”.

Trump destacó la cooperación con Venezuela en la producción y refinación de petróleo.

“En este momento, la relación con Venezuela es la mejor posible”, añadió.

Dijo que haría una visita a Venezuela, pero que aún no ha decidido la fecha.

Esta semana, Delcy Rodríguez afirmó que fue invitada a una visita a Estados Unidos, sin dar una fecha específica, y aseguró que el derrocado líder Nicolás Maduro continúa siendo el mandatario legítimo del país sudamericano.

“He sido invitada a Estados Unidos”, dijo Rodríguez a NBC News, en su primera entrevista con un medio internacional desde que asumió como titular encargada del Ejecutivo tras la captura de Maduro.

“Estamos contemplando ir una vez que establezcamos la cooperación y podamos avanzar con todo”, agregó Rodríguez, quien el miércoles recibió en Caracas al secretario de Energía de EE.UU., Chris Wright, para trabajar la agenda del sector. El funcionario estadounidense declaró a la prensa que habrá “un giro absolutamente drástico” en el estado de las relaciones bilaterales.

De confirmarse el viaje de Rodríguez, sería la primera gobernante de Venezuela en ir a Estados Unidos en más de 30 años, excluyendo las participaciones en la ONU y otros foros internacionales.

Rodríguez, como en varios de sus pronunciamientos desde el 3 de enero, aseguró que Maduro es inocente de los cargos por los que enfrenta un juicio en Nueva York y consideró que continúa siendo el presidente legítimo. “Puedo decirte esto como abogada, que lo soy. El presidente Maduro y Cilia Flores, la primera dama, son inocentes”, dijo a NBC.

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